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The Caromount News
PUBLISHED EACH MONTH BY AND FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE WILSON AND CAROMOUNT DIVISIONS
VOL. 7, NO. 7
SIDNEY BLUMENTHAL AND CO. INC.
JULY, 1949
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Visitors At Caromount
Left to right are Ed Albots, in charge of the AVa.sliington IJrancli
of Shelton Looms Distributing Corporation; Manager E. H. Su(‘s-
sinnth; and Warren Irwin, in charge of tlie Boston Branch of (lie
Slielton Loom Distributing Corporation. Mr. Sncssmutli is show
ing the visitors to Caromount around the grounds during tlieir
recent stay there.
Dick Brown Attends
“Old Hickory” Reunion
Dick Brown of the Weaving
llepartment attended the third
Annual Reunion of the Thirtieth
Infantry Division which was held
‘n Charlotte, N. C., in June.
More than 3,000 gathered to
gether to talk over old times and
to have fun. The program ended
Saturday night with a banquet
and dance. R. Gregg Cherry,
former governor of N. C. served
as toastmaster.
Dick and his wife drove to
Charlotte on Friday afternoon
With friends from Washington, N.
C. He stated that he saw hund
reds of old friends and had an
enjoyable time.
The Thirtieth (Old Hickory)
Division was organized as a Nat
ional Guard outfit. It was mobil
ized September 16, 1940. Brown
joined the 30th in January, 1941,
and served continuously until July
1945. At this time he was trans
ferred to another outfit to come
home for discharge.
Dick followed the 30th Divis
ion through five major campaigns
in Europe; Normandy, Northern
France, The Rhineland, The Bel-
gium Bulge, and Central Europe.
Company Gives $2.00
To Employee On Shoes
Sidney Blumenthal & Co. Inc.,
will pay two dollars toward the
cost of‘your safety shoes. These
shoes are being ordered at whole
sale prices and with the company
contribution may be obtained at
an unbelieveably low cost.
A sturdy, comfortable work
shoe can be obtained for as little
as $3.25 cost to the employee.
Better grade shoes would cost the
employee $4.00 - $5.00.
3’he company realizes the im
portance of safety to the comfort
and well being of each employee
and the members of his family. It
is offering this two dollars gift on
top of the arrangement to purch
ase shoes at wholesale prices as
a means to encourage all employ
ees to wear safe and comfortable
clothes and to act and think
safely.
Camp Cooper Weekend
Benefits Troop 113
By Scouts Alack Englisli and
(idle lainier
Recently fifteen boys from
Troop 113 left Rocky Mount one
Saturday morning in a jeep and
trailer with their leaders Herman
Roberson and Perry English to
spend a week end at Camp Coop
er. On arrival we unloaded our
gear and carried it into the cabin.
Soon after arrival we had din
ner; then we played ball, went
swimming, and played horse shoes
until supper time. After supper
we built a fire in the fireplace
and Herman Roberson told some
stories about the war until time
for bed.
Sunday morning was bright
and sunny so everyone went swim
ming before breakfast and fol
lowed with a ball game. After
dinner we had a staff meeting and
later continued the horse shoe
contest. Charlie Cuddington and
Herman Roberson were champ
ions until late Sunday morning
when they were defeated by Dic
kie Carmichial and Kenneth
Wood.
One of the boys found a little
rabbit in an unused well about 12
feet deep Sunday. Kenneth Wood
was let down into the well on a
rope and he rescued the rabbit.
When he was brought to surface
he ran for the woods as fast as
he could go.
Sunday after dinner we started
loading the trailer for the return
trip while some of the other boys
cleaned the cabin and prepared
to leave. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wil-
500 Persons Enjoy
Caromount Varieties
Nearly 500 persons filled the
Edgemont school auditorium on
Saturday night to witness The
Caromount Varieties, an all-em
ployee show produced eaeh year
by the employees of the Caro-
iiiount Division of Sidney Blum
enthal & Co. Inc.
The show, which was directed
by Manager E. H. Suessmuth, was
divided into three parts: Act One
was made up of specialty numbers
which included sprightly bathing
beauties, pantomimes, singing and
dancing.
Act Two consisted of a twenty
minute program by the Caro
mount String Band.
Act Three was an old time mins
trel which was very well received
by the audience.
The show in its entirety was
well produced and has caused
much favorable comment from
those who witnessed it. The cos
tumes were very attractive and
created a most pleasing effect.
Most of the costumes were design
ed and made by Caromount eni-
jdo\ ees.
The complete show was pro
duced, staged and directed by
Caromount employees. Seventy-
eight employees actively partici
pated in staging the show.
half, and Mrs. Perry English and
their two little girls came late Sun
day afternoon and looked over the
camp. We were soon on our way
home, laughing and talking. Every
one had a swell time.
City League Standings
AVon Lost
Rocky Mount Mills . • 9 2
CAROMOUNT ^ 3
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Jaycees
Tlie entire company of tlie Caronionnt Minstrel is shown on
(lie Etlgeinont School stage tliirinjr fheir perfornianee in the
Caromount A'arieties on June 2.5.